This week on ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ Cam Johnson welcomes one of his Denver Nuggets’ teammates, Christian Braun! They get into CB’s college career at University of Kansas, including the legendary comeback against UNC in the National Championship game. He also reminisces on what it was like winning the NCAA Tournament and then winning an NBA championship as a rookie in back-to-back seasons, and what the biggest difference was on each championship run. Cam and Christian also have an in-depth conversation about the current college landscape and NIL and share what their experiences were like were in school. Then, CB explains what it’s like playing with Nikola Jokic and the things he had to learn about playing with him early on, what it was like playing for coach Michael Malone, what it was like playing with Russell Westbrook, and this year’s Denver team. He also opens up about why he thinks he’s facing the biggest tests of his career this season. 00:00 Intro 0:51 Start of show 1:30 CB growing up in Kansas 5:20 CB getting recruited and going to Kansas 12:00 What makes Bill Self a good coach 13:50 The comeback in the national championship 16:00 CB deciding to go the draft 18:00 Winning NCAA Tournament and NBA Finals back to back 21:48 Does winning in college translate 27:00 NIL in college basketball 36:00 Playing with Jokic 39:00 First wow moments in the NBA 44:00 The Nuggets finals run 46:30 CB finding his role with Michael Malone 48:00 Playing with Russell Westbrook 49:00 The younger group on the Nuggets 51:15 CB facing his biggest tests this season 53:00 Pacing yourself during the season 56:30 Dynamics of this Nuggets roster Subscribe to The Young Man and The Three podcast aka YM3 YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights. Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter